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The Chachi live in single-household settlements along the Rio Cayapas and its tributaries in northwest Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador. Chachi history and origins are somewhat obscure. Scholars debate whether they came to their present location from the highlands or from the coastal region. The earliest contact with the Spanish occurred in the 1590s. The Chachi mostly subsist on river fishing, and on upland hunting and growing plantains and manioc. Canoe-making is a major manufacturing activity. The Chachi are largely self-governing and the Ecuadorian government recognizes Chachi tribal sections as owners of the land in their territory.

The Cayapa

The Cayapa Indians of Ecuador

Figuring figurines

Returning to Pueblo Viejo

El sistema de alimentación de los Cayapas de Esmeraldas (Ecuador)

Pesca Cayapa

Ecología y sociedad de los Cayapas de Esmeraldas

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Altschuler, Milton	The Cayapa	1965
Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred)	The Cayapa Indians of Ecuador	1925
DeBoer, Warren R.	Figuring figurines	1998
DeBoer, Warren R.	Returning to Pueblo Viejo	1995
Maestro, Yedra-Elena	El sistema de alimentación de los Cayapas de Esmeraldas (Ecuador)	1979
Mitlewski, Bernd	Pesca Cayapa	1987
Moreno Navarro, Isidoro	Ecología y sociedad de los Cayapas de Esmeraldas	1979
Skoggard, Ian A.	Culture Summary	2012

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